WARE – A 16-year-old male was arrested on a warrant after police said he shot his BB gun from a second-floor apartment and struck another male juvenile in the bridge of the nose with a BB.

Sgt. Kenneth A. Kovitch said the incident happened Wednesday afternoon as the juvenile victim was walking.

Kovitch said the victim was brought to Baystate Mary Lane Hospital then transferred to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield where he had to undergo surgery to have the BB removed. He said the BB was close to the victim’s tear duct.

He said police were able to track down the assailant using the location the victim provided, as well as information police received from another source.

The 16-year-old was arrested on the warrant on Thursday night on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (BB gun) and mayhem, both felonies. Kovitch said someone is charged with mayhem if they inflict an injury that could be disfiguring.

He said the 16-year-old is being held in lieu of bail at a juvenile lock-up facility. Kovitch said it was a random act.